california: Simon offers ethics plan and a dig at Davis -What a GREAT idea!!!
The Sacramento Bee ^ | Friday, August 30, 2002 | Gary Delsohn -- Bee Capitol Bureau
Posted on 08/30/2002 1:49 PM Pacific by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The GOP challenger shrugs off grim polls as a result of his rival's negative ads.
Calling Gray Davis a "failed governor," Bill Simon released an ethics plan Thursday that he said would "restore accountability and trust in our government."
Davis' Republican challenger unveiled his plan one day after a statewide poll showed considerably more voters trust Davis over Simon when it comes to "maintaining high ethical standards in government."
Simon, conceding his political campaign has been damaged by a $78 million jury verdict of fraud against his family investment firm, attributed the poll results to Davis' aggressive television ad campaign attacking Simon's record in business.
"It's up to, I believe, $18 million Davis has spent tarnishing my business record, my charitable activities, pretty much every area of my life," Simon told reporters after a speech Thursday to the Rotary Club of Sacramento. "I'm not surprised to see that.
"Once we get up on the air and tell our side of the story, I think that's going to change."
Simon, who recently laid off half his campaign staff so that he would have enough money to start advertising heavily after Labor Day...
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To: Saundra Duffy
They're not really bumper stickers. They are moving signs.
A dump truck is at least eight feet tall. At 11 X 22 the signs will be visible for twenty car lengths.
Think of it, 95° in LA, ten miles an hour on the 405...There it is in front of you, for minutes at a time...
Stuck in Traffic?
Dump Davis!Here was the prototype:
20 posted on 8/30/02 4:29 PM Pacific by Carry_Okie
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